The Internet and Religion: The Great Disruption
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Three digital revolutions have pushed society towards networked individualism: 1) Internet and broadband connectivity expanded access to information; 2) Wireless connectivity through mobile devices allowed information access anywhere; 3) Social media transformed how people experience media through their personal networks and expanded attention to include amateur voices alongside experts. The next technologies, like the Internet of Things and big data, will further integrate the digital world into everyday life and change how people interact through new interfaces and expanded personal connectivity and empowerment. People and organizations must prepare for these coming changes.
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The Internet and Religion: The Great Disruption
- 1. To Na0onal Religious Broadcasters Nashville – February 24, 2014 The Great Disrup.on Three Digital Revolu0ons and Those Yet to Come Lee Rainie -‐ @lrainie Director, PRC Internet Project
- 3. Big points • We live in a world of “networked individuals” prac0cing “networked individualism” • Three technology revolu0ons have pushed along pre-‐exis0ng trends towards NI • People’s experience of media is orchestrated by their social networks and expanded by social media • The next technology revolu0ons are clearly evident now … so be prepared
- 4. 1) We live in a world of “networked individuals” prac0cing “networked individualism”
- 5. Networked Individualism The move to looser, far-‐flung networks
- 6. Personal networks are: More important – trust, influence awareness Differently composed – segmented, layered Perform new func.ons – sentries, evaluators, audience
- 7. But it is not just technological story Other drivers are changes in … Iden.ty shiIs – star.ng with religion & poli.cs Family life changes Business structures & labor shiIs Transporta.on & living paMerns … then comes technology
- 8. 2) Three technology revolu0ons have pushed along pre-‐exis0ng trends towards networked individualism
- 9. First: Internet and broadband Internet adop0on 1995-‐2014
- 10. First: Internet and broadband Broadband adop0on 2000-‐2013 Dial-‐up Broadband 100% 70% 80% 60% 40% 3% 20% 0% June 2000 April March March April March March March April 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 April 2009 May 2010 Aug 2011 April 2012 May 2013
- 11. Second: Wireless connec0vity Mobile – 90% … smartphone 58% … tablets 42% 326.4 Total U.S. popula.on: 319 million 2013
- 12. Third: Social media 61% of all adults 18-‐29 100% 30-‐49 50-‐64 65+ % of internet users 89% 78% 80% 60% 60% 43% 40% 20% 9% 7% 0% 6% 2005 1% 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
- 13. 3) People’s experience of media is orchestrated by their social networks and expanded by social media
- 14. Impacts • Informa0on flows change – my network, my playlist • Shibing 0me and acen0on • Changed rela0onships to larger ins0tu0ons (including media organiza0ons) – Every organiza0on a media company and a node – Every individual a brand • Amateurs rise to sit alongside and some0mes challenge experts • Conversa0ons and disputes are much more drawn out
- 16. 4) The next technology revolu0ons are clearly evident now … so be prepared
- 17. th revolu0on +++ 4 • Internet fades into the environment as the “internet of things” expands and “big data” mushrooms • Interfaces change – gesture, voice • Personal connec0vity grows • Search expands to all media • Surveillance takes new forms • Personal empowerment develops (3D prin0ng) – Maker culture
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